| The law firm of Bisnar Chase is dedicated to each client receiving the absolute
best legal representation possible.
The cases set forth below are a sampling of results achieved
for our clients. This is a partial list and does not constitute
a promise of any kind. Please remember that these cases
and the results achieved were determinant on many factors
and results differ from case to case depending on the circumstances
particular to each instance.
| Confidential Settlement |
Auto Products Liability
case against Daimler Chrysler Motor Company and the
rental car agency that rented a 15-passenger van to
a group of friends going from Los Angeles to Las Vegas
for a birthday party. The fifteen passenger, Ram 350,
van rolled over, roof crushed, seat belts failed and
passengers ejected. Multiple deaths and serious injuries. |
| Confidential Settlement |
Auto Products
Liability case against Ford Motor Company and the
rental car agency that rented a 15-passenger van to
a church group traveling from Southern California
to Northern California for a church function. The
fifteen passenger, F350, van rolled over, roof crushed,
seat belts failed and passengers ejected. Multiple
deaths and serious injuries. |
| Confidential Settlement |
Negligence case against
an aircraft rental company due to their plane crashing
on take off, killing the pilot and one passenger and
severely injuring another passenger. |
| Confidential Settlement |
Auto Products Liability
case against Ford Motor Company and the maker of a
failed seatbelt, TRW. Negligence case against U-Haul
the renter of the truck that caused the accident for
negligent maintenance and failing to instruct the
driver. Auto vs. Auto negligence case against the
driver of the U-Haul truck. A minor child was paralyzed
and eventually died as a result of a three vehicle
collision involving two Ford Explorers, both rolled-over,
a seat belt failure (false latching) and the failure
of the roof of one of the Explorers. Driver injured
due to roof crush. |
| Confidential Settlement |
On the job injury, products
liability case against supplier of materials that
“exploded” when worker was cutting 55
gallon drums for disposal. Worker suffered third degree
burns to 75% of the front of his body. |
| $3 Million+ |
Motorcycle vs. Auto
Accident. Client’s previous attorney insisted
that client settle case for the $15,000 policy limit
of the negligent auto driver. Case was eventually
settled for cash up front, an annuity (a stream of
guaranteed payments for life) and payment of the workers’
compensation insurance reimbursement rights. (See
below for full story*). |
| Confidential Settlement |
Auto Products Liability
case against General Motors for the roll over and
roof crush of a Tahoe resulting in the death of the
driver and a passenger. |
| $2,815,958 |
Judgement in a construction work site
accident case against the builder of a fence that collapsed
and injured two workers and the loss of consortium rights
of the wife of one of the workers. |
| $2.5 Million |
Premises Liability case
against State of California, Department of Parks and
Recreation. State was negligent in the maintenance
of trees at Lake Perris. A eucalyptus tree limb fell
(summer branch drop) on park visitor causing paralysis.
Client’s previous law firm, after representing
client for eight months, told the client she “had
no case” and gave her back her file before bring
it to Bisnar Chase. |
| Confidential Settlement |
Auto Products Liability
case against Ford Motor Company for failure of front
seat system which resulted in the death of a child
rear seat passenger in a 30 mile an hour rear end
impact auto accident. |
| $1,425,000 |
Auto accident caused
by dangerous condition left on freeway by CalTrans
(State of California) contractors resulting in the
death of two teenagers. |
| $1,250,000+ |
Auto vs auto accident
which included a failure of client’s (the driver)
restraint system (seat belt anchor). Within fifty
days of being hired and through the diligence and
tenacity of the law firm’s staff, insurance
policies were located and policy limit settlements
were arranged. (this was partially due our reputation
with the insurance companies and their attorneys).
We are now proceeding against Nissan Motors on the
products liability claim and seeking punitive damages.
The seat belt anchor system was designed so weak that
it evidenced “a conscience disregard”
for the safety of the seat belt user. |
| $1,000,000+ |
Auto vs. Auto accident
with two spinal surgeries. Collected defendant driver’s
policy limit. Won a binding arbitration award for
the policy maximum from the injured tow truck driver’s
employer’s insurance company. Settled an “insurance
bad faith” lawsuit against the employer’s
auto insurance company for their failure to fairly
handle the initial uninsured motorist claim costing
the client nearly a year time delay in a resolution
and costing him additional attorney’s fees and
costs to prosecute the binding arbitration. |
| $1,050,000 |
Premises liability case
against a restaurant and the building’s owner
for negligent maintenance of an elevator. A 93 year
old women tripped on the miss-leveled elevator as
she was exiting and suffered a broken hip. Case settled
on the first day of trial. |
| Confidential Settlement |
Auto Product Liability case against General
Motors for the death of an adult daughter killed when
the roof of Chevrolet pickup crushed during a roll over
accident in Mexico. |
| Confidential Settlement |
Auto Product Liability
case against General Motors for seat belt failure
in a Chevrolet pickup resulting in a passenger being
thrown through the front windshield when the truck
went into a ditch. Concussion and facial scaring. |
| Confidential Settlement |
Insurance “Bad
Faith” against UNIUM and Provident Insurance.
UNIUM, Provident Insurance refused to continue disability
payments after the insured had been injured in an
auto accident. Federal Court. |
| Confidential Settlement |
Auto Product Liability
case against Susiki Motors. Winds caused driver to
lose control of Susiki Samuri resulting in the Samuri
rolling over and killing a teenage passenger. |
| Confidential Settlement |
Auto Product Liability
case against General Motors for roof failure (roof
crushed in on driver) and against a brake shop for
brake failure in a Chevrolet pickup. Driver sustaining
a spinal injury when the truck’s brakes failed
and the truck went off the side of a mountain road
and the roof crushed in on the driver’s head. |
| $825,000+ |
Bus vs. Pedestrian on-the-job
injury. Concussion. Settlement also included Metro
Link pay additional funds to reimburse workers’
compensation insurance company. |
| $520,000 |
Auto accident where
building materials from freeway construction site
hit plaintiff’s car. CalTrans freeway construction
contractor initially denied liability. Extensive discovered
uncovered a cover up of evidence by the CalTrans contractor
who then settled just before trial.
|
| $750,000 |
Auto vs. Auto accident.
Collected total of defendant’s insurance and
then arbitrated client’s uninsured motorist
claim. Her insurance company insisted that she was
not entitled to the full policy limit until moments
before starting the binding arbitration with the threat
of an insurance bad faith case hanging over their
heads.
|
| $500,000 |
Auto vs. Auto, clients
previous attorney recommended settling for less than
$200,000 after a surgery. Uninsured motorist claim
settled for $650,000 with questionable causation and
injuries plus recover from defendant driver. |
| $514,000 |
Premises Liability vs.
CalTrans. Client’s previous attorney insisted
that he settle for CalTrans’ $40,000 offer due
in part to derogatory evidence of a personal nature
against the client and the costs of going to trial.
Case settled on the first day of trial after we successfully
argued pre-trial motions to exclude the personal derogatory
evidence at trial.
|
| $425,000 |
Assault and Battery
on a BMW dealer’s general manager by former
NFL player. Settled on the fourth day of trial. Post
concession syndrom. |
| Confidential Settlement |
Auto vs. Auto accident.
Defendant was uninsured. Client’s uninsured
motorist insurance carrier refused to pay her claim.
We won a policy limit award at the uninsured motorist
arbitration. Due to her insurance companies “bad
fath” and negligence in handling her claim,
we sued the insurance company. The “bad faith”
claim was settled for a “confidential amount”.
|
| $300,000 |
Auto vs. Auto accident.
This elderly client had been represented by former
attorney for over six months. We took over representation,
conducted our investigation, gathered the evidence,
made her claim and settled it for policy limits, twenty
times more than she was expecting, in less than two
months from beginning her representation.
|
| $300,000 |
Road design defect against
CalTrans. |
| $300,000 |
Auto vs. Pedestrian.
Defense contended that our client was negligent in
“J” walking, stepping out into the street
in the face of an on coming vehicle and was attempting
to commit suicide when he stepped into the street.
The defense settled for their policy limit rather
than risk us winning an even greater amount at trial.
|
| $292,000 |
Wrongful death auto
accident. |
| $275,000 |
Judgement against the
owner of a dog who bite a young boy in the face. $25,000
of the money was a settlement against the owner/landlord
and leasing company of the premises where the dog
was housed and where the boy was attacked.
|
| $250,000 |
Trucker delivering to
Carl’s Jr’s. Anaheim warehouse was injured
by a forklift driver while on loading dock.. Case
taken over from previous attorney who was not equipped
to go to trial.
|
| $250,000 |
Premises Liability,
closed head injury. |
| $250,000 |
Legal Malpractice case
against client’s former attorney who failed
to file her auto products liability case timely. |
| $200,000 |
Auto vs. Parked Commercial
vehicle. Death of daughter passenger in auto that
ran into illegally parked semi-truck. Parents refused
to accept settlement offered during trial which was
Multiple times higher. |
| $185,000 |
Class action lawsuit
against cellular phone company for changing employee
compensation plan and failing to pay bonuses previously
earned.
|
| $165,000 |
Auto vs. Auto accident. |
| $150,000 |
Plaintiff injured while
walking through his condominium parking lot to his
unit at night. Pipes attached to the top of a plumbing
truck created a hazard in the dark. |
| $150,000 |
Auto vs. Auto - surgery. |
| $150,000 |
Auto vs. Auto - policy
limit. |
| $145,000 |
Auto vs. Auto accident.
Settled for total of multiple auto insurance policies
that we were able to discover and then “stack”. |
| $140,000 |
Auto vs Auto. Settled
auto claim on behalf of injured party for the $100,000
policy limit and then collected $40,000 additional
for family member who was traumatized by witnessing
injury (Dillon claim). |
| $137,000 |
Auto vs. Pedestrian. |
| $125,000+ |
Slip & Fall case
against Wal-Mart. The defense attorneys before the
trial bragged that they had NEVER lost a Wal-Mart
case and they would go up on appeal it they lost.
Jury awarded $125,000 and Wal-Mart appealed. Wal-Mart
eventually settled appeal paying more than the original
jury award. |
| $125,000 |
Auto vs. Auto - surgery |
| $109,000 |
General Negligence against
a restaurant. Patron was “goated” into
going on stage by female impersonator who then injured
him by “dropping” on him.
|
| $109,000 |
Auto vs. Auto |
| $109,000 |
Award in Premises Liability
- Salon chair collapsed injuring patron leg. Infection
and scarring. |
| $108,000 |
Auto vs. Auto |
| $101,000 |
Legal malpractice against
attorney who dropped client’s case and gave
her the wrong date by which she had to file a lawsuit. |
| $100,000 |
Dog bite. Postal worker
received a minor bite and psychological injury due
to incident. Policy limit. We have handled numerous
postal worker, meter reader, pool service, UPS and
FedEx dog bite cases. These people are exposed to
dangerous dog’s on a daily basis. |
| $100,000 |
Minor girl bitten on
the head and neck under the hairline. Also recovered
for her 12 year old brother and mother who were both
traumatized by witnessing event (Dillion Claim). Actual
ultimate recovery much higher due to funds being paid
through an annuity when the children are college age. |
| $100,000 |
Auto vs Auto accident,
policy limit. We have many dozens of case histories
of $100,000 policy limit recoveries. Our systematic
approach to cases in general and auto accident cases
particularly, positions our client’s to recover
policy limits by exposing the defendant’s insurance
company to a judgment potential in excess of the policy
limit, in which case they would be forced to pay the
entire judgment, regardless of their policy maximum
limits.
|
| $100,000 |
Minor girl bitten by
neighbors dog, policy limit. Settled under ninety
days from the date of injury. We have a history of
numerous policy limit dog bite case recoveries, especially
on the behalf of children. This one is unique because
we recovered the policy limit in such a short time. |
| $100,000 |
Auto vs. Pedestrian,
policy limit. |
| $100,000 |
Auto vs. Auto, policy
limit. |
| $100,000 |
Dog bite (mother’s
dog), policy limit. |
| $100,000 |
On-the-job auto vs.
auto accident, policy limit. |
| $100,000 |
Auto vs. Auto -surgery
recommended, policy limit. |
| $100,000 |
Auto vs. Auto, $1,200
property damage to plaintiff’s vehicle. Previous
attorney insisted that client settle for the $7,500
being offered by defense insurance company. |
| $100,000 |
Auto vs. Auto, policy
limit. |
| $100,000 |
Auto vs. Auto, policy
limit on both third party and under insured motorist
policy. |
| $90,000+ |
Construction site accident
against general contractor and land owner, both of
which denied any liability whatsoever. Recovery included
waiver by workers’ compensation carrier of reimbursement. |
| $93,703 |
Auto vs. Auto. $500
in property damage. Exposed policy limit and insurance
company was forced to pay entire judgment, which was
in excess of the auto insurance policy limit. |
| $90,000 |
Premises liability against
Victoria Secrets retail store for injuries sustained
when a display item fell and injured shopper. Previous
attorney suggested abandoning case due to the complexities
and the liability issues. |
| $75,000 |
Dog bite to minor child
by grandparents dog. |
| $75,000 |
Auto vs. Auto - Major
pre-existing injuries. |
| $75,000 |
Auto vs. Auto. |
| $70,000 |
Auto vs. Auto, meniscus
surgery. |
| $60,000 |
Slip & Fall at a
McDonalds’. Broken elbow. |
| $56,000 |
Auto vs. Auto accident
- meniscus surgery. |
Question: Does Bisnar Chase handle cases with
a value less than $50,000?
Answer: Not intentionally. Unless there are special
circumstances, we only represent clients who have a legal
and moral right to recover a sum greater than $50,000 to
$100,000. The actual minimum amount depends upon the circumstances.
The minimum for a clear liability auto accident case would
be much lower than for an auto products liability case where
car-to-car crash testing is necessary.
* Injured motorcyclist - $3
Million after his previous attorney advised that his claim
was worth only $15,000.
On a normal, fully scheduled day, John Bisnar received
an urgent call from a business associate, a local realtor.
The caller frantically explained that her brother-in-law
was in a Sacramento hospital, his doctors had recommended
a complicated, risky surgery, and he was panicking about
what would become of his family and about payment of the
mounting medical expenses. She further explained that her
brother-in-law was desperate to get answers from his attorney
about these issues before consenting to surgery, that his
attorney was not returning calls and his attorney had previously
advised that his case was only worth $15,000, the maximum
amount of insurance of the negligent automobile driver.
Mr. Bisnar immediately spoke to the injured man and quickly
realized that this was not a consultation to have over the
phone. Mr. Bisnar canceled the rest of his day and took
the next flight to Sacrament.
Once Mr. Bisnar arrived at the hospital, the injured man
explained that he was hit by a car while on his motorcycle
in the course of running an errand for his employer. He
said he had hired a nationally known motorcycle accident
attorney and that the attorney advised him that the negligent
driver's insurance limit was $15,000 and that was the total
value of his claim. He went on to explain that his doctors
had advised him that he could lose his leg (it was eventually
saved).
After Mr. Bisnar answered his questions, advised him regarding
his Workers' Compensation benefits and explained that his
attorney probably was right about the $15,000 value of his
claim. The injured man asked to hire Mr. Bisnar, explaining
that he had received more information from Mr. Bisnar about
his circumstances, his rights, his options and the probable
outcome of his case than he had received from his present
attorney after weeks of representation. Mr. Bisnar reluctantly
accepted.
An immediate investigation uncovered that the negligent
driver was a route salesman for a beer distributor and was
probably on the job at the time of the accident (although
the employer initially denied this). When the employer was
advised of the results of the Bisnar investigation, the
insurance company for the employer offered to settle the
claim for a few hundred thousand dollars.
Mr. Bisnar did settle the claim with the beer distributor.
The total recovery included $750,000 in up front cash, all
medical expenses paid, Workers' Compensation liens satisfied,
and an income for life (future value of the "income for
life" exceed $2,000,000).
If you have lost a loved one and you feel you may have
a claim for Wrongful Death in Nevada, call Bisnar Chase
for a free wrongful death legal consultation or click
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have reached the best heights of professional excellence and
are recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity.
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